Oil-container for motors.



No; 638,!90. r Patentd Nov. 28, !899. E. A. VIVINUS 8:. A .I. HECHT.

'oL commun FOR mo-Tons.

^ (Appcatin filed Aug. 1. 1899.\ (No Model.)

States PATENT rrrong EDOUARD ALEXIS VIVINUS AND AUGUST JULES I-IECHT, OFSCHAERBEEK, BELGIUM.

OIL=CONTANER FOR MOTORS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 638,190, dated November28, 1899. Application filed August 1, 1899. Serial Ne. 725.767. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDOUARD ALEXIS VI- VINUS, a citizen of the FrenchRepublic, and AUGUST J ULES HECHT, a subject of the Emperor of Germany,both residing at Schaerbeek-lez-Brussels, Belgium, have inventedImprovementsin and Relatingto Oil-Containers for Motors, of which thefollowing is a specification.

IO This invention relates to an oil-container for motors, especiallyexplosion-motors, so forned and arranged that an abundant lubrication ofthe working parts and of the cylinder of the motor is obtained, the oilis protected from dust and circulation of air from the outside to theinside of the container, and, vice versa, permitted so that thenecessary cooling of the said parts and of the interior of the cylinderis brought about.

zo According to our invention the container is fixed to the open end ofthe cylinder, covers the moving parts, and forms an oil-bath, the saidreceptacle being furnished with laterally-arranged outlets, each closedby one or more sheets of wire-gauze or perforated metal plates whichprevent the oil from being projected outward and the entry of dust, butallow of the aspiration of fresh air and the expiration of the airheated by contact with the inclosed parts of the motor.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section of anoil-container constructed in accordance with this invention and appliedto a vertical motor, and Fig. 2 is a Vertical section at right angles toFg. l.

The container comprises a box-like structure c, which forms at the sametime the base of the motor.

The container is fixed at its upper end to the lower end of the cylinderd, in which the piston e reciprocates.

The sides of the container are formed by cheeks h k, Fig. 2, one ofwhich is furnished with the bearing' for the end of the crankshaftcarrying the fiy-wheel and the other with the bearingj for the end ofthe shaft which actuates the valves. The cheeks h k may be cast in onewith the rest of the container c, or the container may be made in twoparts or halves, each of which constitutes a cheek, a joint being thusformed in the middle of the container.

On the sides of the container are arranged two Channels or passages a,a, rising Upward, preferably inclined and each closed at each end by asheet of wire-gauze or a perforated metal plate b.

The lower part of the container is filled with oil up to a point g-thatis to say, to a sufficient level for the crank and crank-pin actuated bythe connecting-rod f to plunge into the oil. This level is kept constantby a suitable feed and overflow tube. (Not shown.) During Working theconnecting-rod and crank dip into the oil at each revolution. WVhen themotor works normally, this oil is projected by the moving parts in alldirections, resulting in an abundant lubrication.

The sheets of wire -gauze or perforated metal plates b prevent the oilfrom being projected outside through the passages or conduits a a, thesheets placed atthe lower end stopping the passage of jets of oil orbreaking them up, so that they cannot dash violently against the sheetsat the upper end and flow out. The small amount of oil which may getpast the first sheets is led back to the container owing to theinclination of the sides of the openings or conduits a a. These sheets,while at the same time preventing dust from penetratin g into theinterior of the container, allow air to be drawn in toward the interiorof the container and to be expelled therefrom after having cooled partsof the motor, such as the connecting-rod, piston, and the interior ofthe cylinder.

What we claim is- 1. An oil-container for motors comprising a main bodyportion adapted to receive the crank and pitm an of the motor andconstructed to receive oil, laterally-extending inclined passagesleading into the said body portion, perforated screens or plates mountedin each end of the said passages, whereby two screens Will be interposedbetween the outer air and the interior of the oil-container in eachpassage-way for pernitting an inflow of coolingair and preventing oilfrom passing out from said passages, substantially as described.

2. An ol-container for motors, comprising too a main body portionsecured to the lower end of the motor-cyiinder, the motor crank andpitman being arranged in the said body portion, side inolinedpassage-ways leading into the said body portion and screens orperforated plates closing each end of the said passages,the structurebeing such thatcooling-air may be permitted to enter the said bodyportiou but the oil Whieh is thrown about by the movement of the crankand pitman, cannot escape froni the said passages, the first screenbreaking up or stopping the said oil, so that it will not strike thesecond or outer screen, and the inclined walls of the said passagesreturning the oil to the body portion again, substantially as described.

3. An oil-retainer for motors comprising a body portion adapted tosupport the cyiiuder of the motor and provided With an oil-Wellinteriorly thereo'f, lateraily and upwardly extending passage-wayshaving inclined Wails leading from the said oil-well to the outsideatmosphere, inclined screens or perforat-ed plates closing each end ofthe said passageways so that cool air may enter the oil-well but dustwill be exciuded therefrom, and oil Will be prevented from passing outthe said passages and Will be returned to the well by the inclined sidesof the same, substantiaily as described.

Signed at Brussels, Belgium, this 13th day of July, 1899.

EDOUARD ALEXIS VIVINUS. AUGUST JULES HECHT.

Witnesses:

CH. D. NIRSCHER, A. GRAETZ.

